Eppie's Great Race is a multisport race held each summer in the Sacramento metropolitan area. It was founded by restaurateur/entrepreneur Eppie G. Johnson in 1974. Participants include elite athletes, fitness enthusiasts, average runners, and families who complete the race within 1.5 to 4.5 hours.[1]
Also known as "The Great Race", "The World's Oldest Triathlon" and the "No-Swim Triathlon", it features a 5.82-mile run, 12.5-mile bike and 6.35-mile paddle held along the scenic American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento, California. The event attracts more than 2000 participants each year with 26 divisions and is the largest paddling event in the continental United States. Participants come from all over the world, with the farthest competitor coming from Hong Kong in 2011.
Ten days before the race, "Great Team Day" establishes a timing for running, biking, and kayaking portions of the race. An Ironwoman, Ironman, and Team (consisting of local celebrities and corporate sponsors volunteers) race along the American River Parkway to establish the time to beat. On race day, participants beating these Great Team times win a complimentary breakfast at a local restaurant, not to mention the bragging rights to say "I beat the Great Team Time."
In 2005, a concurrently running and cycling Kid's Duathlon put on by Eppie's Great Race was introduced to area youth.
Both events are presented by Eppie's Great Race Foundation and are the primary beneficiary to Sacramento County Therapeutic Recreational Services, which is part of the County Parks System, assisting with the disabled community in recreational services. To date, Eppie's Great Race Foundation has donated more than $1 million to this cause.[2]
Eppie's Great Race celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2013.
The 2014 Great Race was the first without founder Eppie Johnson, who died in September 2013.[2]
eppie, great, race, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eppie s Great Race is a multisport race held each summer in the Sacramento metropolitan area It was founded by restaurateur entrepreneur Eppie G Johnson in 1974 Participants include elite athletes fitness enthusiasts average runners and families who complete the race within 1 5 to 4 5 hours 1 Also known as The Great Race The World s Oldest Triathlon and the No Swim Triathlon it features a 5 82 mile run 12 5 mile bike and 6 35 mile paddle held along the scenic American River Parkway in Rancho Cordova and Sacramento California The event attracts more than 2000 participants each year with 26 divisions and is the largest paddling event in the continental United States Participants come from all over the world with the farthest competitor coming from Hong Kong in 2011 Ten days before the race Great Team Day establishes a timing for running biking and kayaking portions of the race An Ironwoman Ironman and Team consisting of local celebrities and corporate sponsors volunteers race along the American River Parkway to establish the time to beat On race day participants beating these Great Team times win a complimentary breakfast at a local restaurant not to mention the bragging rights to say I beat the Great Team Time In 2005 a concurrently running and cycling Kid s Duathlon put on by Eppie s Great Race was introduced to area youth Both events are presented by Eppie s Great Race Foundation and are the primary beneficiary to Sacramento County Therapeutic Recreational Services which is part of the County Parks System assisting with the disabled community in recreational services To date Eppie s Great Race Foundation has donated more than 1 million to this cause 2 Eppie s Great Race celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2013 The 2014 Great Race was the first without founder Eppie Johnson who died in September 2013 2 The 2018 Great Race was the last one 3 References edit New Look for World s Oldest Triathlon Eppie s Great Race Sacramento Press 9 February 2012 a b Eppie Johnson founder of Great Race dies at 85 Obituaries the Sacramento Bee Archived from the original on 2014 07 14 Retrieved 2014 07 13 TeSelle Mike 20 July 2018 Going out on a bang Eppie s Great Race has its last run KCRA External links edithttp www eppiesgreatrace org https web archive org web 20111021142643 http www sacbee com 2011 07 23 3789426 eppies great race underway along html https web archive org web 20120720090123 http sacramentopress com headline 63510 New Look for Worlds Oldest Triathlon Eppies Great Race http www mtdemocrat com sports donene vukovich wins eppies ironwoman race http benicia patch com articles video local ironman shares triathlon experience video 7151074 https web archive org web 20111021144314 http www sacbee com 2011 07 24 3790360 eppies great race volunteers corral html https web archive org web 20111021142643 http www sacbee com 2011 07 23 3789426 eppies great race underway along html https web archive org web 20120412095048 http www sacbee com 2011 07 23 3789979 snapshots eppies great race july html https web archive org web 20120411164504 http www news10 net news article 146699 2 Eppies Great Race contestants prep for Saturday https web archive org web 20111012225940 http www sacramentopress com headline 53609 Eppies Great Race A race with something for everyone https web archive org web 20120412101848 http www sacbee com 2011 07 21 3782648 eppies champ nicole young overcomes html https web archive org web 20120412101049 http www sacbee com 2011 07 18 3777298 eppies great race looking for html http www mtdemocrat com sports ironwoman champ will race again https archive today 20130222065038 http www sacramentotoday net news templates community asp articleid 1790 amp zoneid 1 http www news10 net news local story aspx storyid 145205 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eppie 27s Great Race amp oldid 1105456310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
